officiality
noun
of·fi·ci·al·i·ty
\əˌfishēˈalətē, ˌōˌf-\
Definition of officiality
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1 : the ecclesiastical charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official principal
2 : the state or fact of being official : officialism
3 : officials
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Origin and Etymology of officiality
French officialité, from Late Latin officialitat-, officialitas, from officialis + Latin -itat-, -itas -ity
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